Good morning, Shocker Nation! From the AD: Men’s Basketball Update 👇🏼
On behalf of 270+ student-athletes and 100+ coaches/staff within Shocker Athletics, thank you for your support of our young people and programs. We cannot overstate our gratitude and appreciation as your provision and protection make our department-wide growth possible. Narrowing our focus, this letter is intended to provide you with detailed information regarding the status and growth of our men's basketball program.

Wichita desires, expects and deserves a nationally competitive (Top 25) Men's Basketball program that improves the city's economy, attracts visitors and contributes to a thriving community.  The current era of college athletics brings unprecedented challenges, and our growth is directly tied to raising additional funds to compete in this new "NIL/Revenue Share" environment.  Since January of 2023, privately funded NIL/Revenue Share resources to support men's basketball have grown 518% and Wichita State has developed a reputation of character and integrity in the NIL/Revenue Share environment. 

🏀 : READ THE FULL MEMO, INCLUDING WHAT WSU NEEDS TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE IN THIS NEW ERA OF COLLEGE HOOPS

What else are we mixing into today’s edition of the Shocker Brew? Find out below!

🎾 Men’s and women’s tennis are back in action at home today
🥎 Softball makes first trip to Birmingham for a conference series against UAB
🌾 ​ And much, much more!

🌾 ONE BIG THING

Plenty Of Time to Get Your Charleston Down. ICYMI! Get ready to attend a 𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 night supporting the Shockers at the 3rd Annual Black & Yellow Gala presented by Equity Bank.

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📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Friday, I’m in Love. The Wichita State men's tennis team (9-9) takes on Creighton (12-7) at home today at 1 p.m. CT.

The Shockers are 9-9 and enter after a 4-3 win over UT Arlington on March 26, surpassing last season's win total of five with a win on March 16 over Charlotte. Ilias Worthington leads the team in singles wins with 12 and the freshman is 7-3 in his last ten matches. The pair of Alejandro Jacome and Kristof Minarik lead the team in his wins as a doubles pairing with six.

🎾 : SCOUTING REPORT

🔼 Short ‘N’ Sweet. Due to expected inclement weather in Wichita on Friday, the Shockers women's tennis team has canceled its match against the Creighton Bluejays today. The squad will, however, still face North Texas at Noon at Wichita Country Club—the last for the No. 49 Shockers at home this year. Afterward, a special senior day ceremony will be held to honor senior Clara Whitaker.

The Shockers are 11-6 on the year. The squad has won five matches in a row, with two being wins over ranked opponents. After starting 1-4, Wichita State has won 10 of their last 12 matches.

🎾 : READ THIS WEEK’S RH: “110-PERCENT EFFORT” ON WHITAKER’S JOURNEY AND MORE

🔼 Front-Loading On the Field. The Wichita State softball team makes its first trip to Birmingham for a conference series against UAB, today and tomorrow. The two teams will now play a doubleheader on Saturday with inclement weather in the forecast for Sunday.

With seven home runs over her last 10 games, Camryn Compton is definitely one to watch. She's already set career highs in home runs (8) and RBIs (28) this season through 35 games.

🥎 : SCOUTING REPORT

🔼 Vaulting Into Outdoor Season. Wichita State pole vault coach Aliyah Fertig and junior Arantxa Cortez join the RH podcast at the start of the outdoor track and field season. We discuss how Fertig's time as an athlete with coach Brooke Rasnick (a former Shocker vaulter) at Louisville led her into coaching and a spot on the WSU staff.

Cortez talks about how her background as a gymnast helps her vaulting and why she came to the United States to attend college and compete in the pole vault.

Fertig earned All-American honors five times in the pole vault at Louisville.

👂🏼 : LISTEN HERE

🔼 Feeling Campy. The Wichita State tennis coaching staff has opened registration for their 2025 Shockers Tennis Camps beginning on May 27 at Sheldon Coleman Tennis Complex.
 
Camps will be offered the weeks of May 27, June 2, June 23 and June 30, with half and full day weekly sessions.

ℹ️ : GET MORE INFORMATION

🤔 SHOCKER TRIVIA

Master of Everything. In Monday’s Brew, we reported that Wichita State's Destiny Masters was tabbed the AAC Women's Field Athlete of the Week after putting up an NCAA-leading heptathlon score of 5,604 points to win the ESU Relays. Where did that put her in rankings for heptathlon scores in the American Athletic Conference?

Think you got it? Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

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📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*All times CST

Friday, April 4
👟 Track & Field @ Friends Spring Open
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Lansing Regional | Preview
🎳 Women’s Bowling vs [4] Felician @ Lansing Regional @ 9 a.m. | Preview
🎾 Women’s Tennis vs. North Texas @ 10 a.m. | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis vs. Creighton @ 1 p.m. | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Charlotte @ 5 p.m. Watch | Listen | Live Stats
🥎 Softball @ UAB @ 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 5
👟 Track & Field @ Friends Spring Open
🎳 Women’s Bowling @ Lansing Regional | Preview
🎳 Women’s Bowling vs. Lansing @ Lansing Regional | Preview
🥎 Softball @ UAB @ 1 p.m. (DOUBLEHEADER)
🏐 Volleyball vs. Kansas @ 1:30 p.m.
⚾️ Baseball @ Charlotte @ 3 p.m. Watch | Listen | Live Stats

Sunday, April 6
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ SMU @ Time TBA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Tulsa @ Noon | Live Stats
⚾️ Baseball @ Charlotte @ Noon Watch | Listen | Live Stats
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ Oral Roberts @ 6 p.m.

🌾 Click here to see the full Wichita State Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Third!

Wichita State's Destiny Masters put up an NCAA-leading heptathlon score of 5,604 points to win the ESU Relays. In the heptathlon, she cleared for the 23^rd-best high jump mark in the NCAA and third-best in the conference, ran the seventh-fastest 100-meter hurdles time in the AAC, jumped the seventh-farthest long jump mark in the AAC, and threw the 10^th-best shot put mark and sixth-best javelin mark in the AAC.

🌾 Let’s have an awesome weekend, Shocker Nation!